Wanneer de 27e 45-uursrace op 24 mei op de Nürburgring begint, starten meer dan 160 teams de race twee keer op de klok. De eindoverwinning wordt echter behaald onder de SP9-teams. Ook de fabrieksteams van Mercedes-Benz, BMW en Audi behoren tot de topfavorieten, evenals het Bentley-team en de Porsche-teams.
| Nr. | Team | voertuig | bestuurder | Klasse |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Mercedes AMG Team Black Falcon | Mercedes AMG GT3 | Maro Engel, Adam Christodoulou, Yelmer Buurman en Manuel Metzger | SP9 |
| 3 | Mercedes AMG Team Black Falcon | Mercedes AMG GT3 | Dirk Müller, Maro Engel, Jan Seyffarth en Thomas Jäger | SP9 |
| 4 | Zwarte valk | Mercedes AMG GT3 | Abdulaziz Al Faisal, Hubert Haupt, Luca Stolz | SP9 |
| 5 | Phoenix Racing | Audi R8LMS | Frank Stippler, Mike Rockenfeller, Dennis Busch, Nicolay Moller Madsen | SP9 |
| 7 | Aston Martin Lagonda Ltd. | Aston Martin GT8 | Darren Turner, Nicki Thiim, Florian Kamelger en Peter Cate | SP8 |
| 8 | Haribo Racing | Mercedes AMG GT3 | Uwe Alzen, Lance David Arnold, Maximilian Goetz, Renger van der Zande | SP9 |
| 9 | Audi Sportteam WRT | Audi R8LMS | Nico Müller, Marcel Fässler, Robin Frijns en René Rast | SP9 |
| 10 | Audi Sportteam WRT | Audi R8LMS | Frank Stippler, René Rast, Frederic Vervisch, Nico Müller | SP9 |
| 11 | Konrad Motorsport | Lamborghini Huracán GT3 | Marco Mapelli, Hendrik Still | SP9 |
| 12 | Manthe Racing | Porsche 911 GT3 R. | Otto Klohs, Robert Renauer, Mathieu Jaminet en Matteo Cairoli | SP9 |
| 19 | Schubert Motorsport | BMW M6GT3 | Jens Klingmann, Jörg Müller, Tom Onslow-Cole en John Edwards | SP9 |
| 20 | Schubert Motorsport | BMW M6GT3 | Jesse Krohn, Jörg Müller, Bruno Spengler en Kuno Wittmer | SP9 |
| 22 | Wekelijks spiegelteam Monschau | Ferrari 488GT3 | Georg Weiss, Oliver Kainz, Daniel Keilwitz en Jochen Krumbach | SP9 |
| 28 | Audi Sport Teamland | Audi R8LMS | Connor De Phillippi, Christopher Mies, Christopher Haase en Pierre Kaffer | SP9 |
| 29 | Audi Sport Teamland | Audi R8LMS | Connor De Phillippi, Christopher Mies, Markus Winkelhock en Kelvin van der Linde | SP9 |
| 30 | Frikadelli-raceteam | Porsche 991 GT3 R. | Klaus Abbelen, Sabine Schmitz, Andreas Ziegler | SP9 |
| 31 | Frikadelli-raceteam | Porsche 991 GT3 R. | Norbert Siedler, Marco Mapelli en Hendrik Still | SP9 |
| 33 | Falken Motorsport | BMW M6GT3 | Peter Dumbreck, Alexandre Imperatori, Stef Dusseldorp en Marco Seefried | SP9 |
| 34 | Autocollectie Motorsport | Audi R8LMS | Peter Schmidt, Ronnie Saurenmann | SP9 |
| 36 | Bentley Team Afdeling | Bentley Continental GT3 | Steven Kane, Guy Smith, Maxime Soulet | SP9 |
| 37 | Bentley Team Afdeling | Bentley Continental GT3 | Christopher Brück, Nico Verdonck en Christian Menzel | SP9 |
| 38 | Bentley Team Afdeling | Bentley Continental GT3 | Christer Jöns, Christian Mamerow en Jordan Pepper | SP9 |
| 42 | BMW-team Schnitzer | BMW M6GT3 | Marco Wittmann, Tom Blomqvist, Martin Tomczyk en Augusto Farfus | SP9 |
| 43 | BMW-team Schnitzer | BMW M6GT3 | Augusto Farfus, Alexander Lynn, Antonio Felix Da Costa Portugal en Timo Scheider | SP9 |
| 44 | Falken Motorsport | Porsche 991 GT3 R. | Martin Ragginger, Dirk Werner | SP9 |
| 47 | HTP-motorsport | Mercedes AMG GT3 | Sebastian Asch, Dominik Baumann, Christian Hohenadel, Stefan Mücke | SP9 |
| 48 | Mann-Filterteam HTP Motorsport | Mercedes AMG GT3 | Kenneth Heyer, Bernd Schneider, Indy Dontje en Patrick Assenheimer | SP9 |
| 50 | HTP-motorsport | Mercedes AMG GT3 | Dominik Baumann, Maximilian Buhk, Edoardo Mortara en Eduward Sandstrom | SP9 |
| 59 | Manthe Racing | Porsche 911 GT3 R. | Steve Smith, Randy Walls, Hari Proczyk en Sven Muller | SP9 |
| 98 | Rowe racen | BMW M6GT3 | Markus Palttala, Nick Catsburg, Alexander Sims en Richard Westbrook | SP9 |
| 99 | Rowe racen | BMW M6GT3 | Marc Basseng, Philipp Eng, Alexander Sims en Maxime Martin | SP9 |
| 100 | Walkenhorst Motorsport | BMW M6GT3 | Nico Menzel, Christian Krognes, Michele Di Martino en Matias Henkola | SP9 |
| 101 | Walkenhorst Motorsport | BMW M6GT3 | Henry Walkenhorst, Jordan Tresson | SP9 |
| 102 | Walkenhorst Motorsport | BMW Z4 GT3 | Peter Posavac, Alex Lambertz | SP9 |
| 911 | Manthe Racing | Porsche 911 GT3 R. | Richard Lietz, Romain Dumas, Fred Makowiecki en Patrick Pilet | SP9 |